A massive plan to expand Toronto transit is meeting as much praise as criticism, but two experts say that raising property taxes to cover the cost of the plan is a solid idea whose time has come.
The recently introduced OneCity transit plan for the City of Toronto is being advocated for by TTC chair Karen Stintz and vice chair Glenn De Baeremaeker, who appealed to a large majority of Toronto residents with their plan, but were rejected by the province and the mayor.
Jim Mars, an urban transportation expert and professor at Ryerson University, says he firmly supports the idea of taxing property owners.
